Clothes-drier.



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PATENTED FEB. 26, 1907.

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J. CURRY. CLOTHES' DRIER. APPLICATION FILED PEB.24.1906.

W/TNESSES UNITED STATES AJAMES CURRY, OF HUDSON HEIGHTS,

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NEW JERSEY, ASSIGN OR OF ON E-HALF TO GODFREY BOB, OF VOODCLIFFE, NEW JERSEY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

CLOTHES-DRIER.

Patented Feb. 26, 1907.

Application filed February 24, 1906. Serial No. 302.689.

Heights, in the countv of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Olothes-Driers, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

'lhis invention relates to clothes-drying apparatus designed for use in the cities and towns where lines cannot be conveniently employed; and the object thereof is to provide an improved apparatus of this class designed to be secured to or connected with a Window-frame or the wall of a building adjacent to the window and on which clothes and other articles may be conveniently placed for drying purposes, the construction being such that the clothes or other articles may be connected with the apparatus within a room or compartment without danger to the operator, the apparatus for suspending the'clothes or other articles being movable toward and from the window and being provided with arms Which are radially movable and adapted to be drawn within the window for the purpose specified.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following speciiication, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suit-able reference characters in each of the views, and in which- Figure 1 is a side view of my improved clothesdrying apparaus and showing the same connected with a window-frame or the wall of a building adjacent to the frame, the wall of the building'and the window-frame being shown in section; and Fig. 2, a plan view ofthe apparatus as shown in Fig. 1.

In the drawing forming part of this specification I have shown at a one wall of a building in which isa window a2, and in the practice of my invention I connect withthe wall of the building, preferabl T at the top 'or the window-frame and at one side thereof, as shown at a3, an arm b, and the connection of the arm b with the window-frame or the wall of the building mag be made in any'desired i manner. The arm in the form of constru ction shown is composed of two parts, the

l outer part b2 being connected with the inner l part at b3 in such manner that said outer part is free to swing on the inner part and in a l horizontal plane, the connection at a3 being made in the manner of a hinge, and the arm b where the separate parts are connected at b3 is preferably curved laterally, as shown in l Fig. 2. Suspended from the outerend of the part b2 of thearm b is a hanger c, provided at its lower end with a head c2, which is preferably formed in the manner ofv a spool or composed of top and bottom disks c3, and connected with the head c2 are radial arms d, six of which are shown, but any desired number of which may be employed, and the arms rods provided with members (Z2, which are passed downwardl)T through the separate disks c3 of the head c2. rl'he outer ends of the arms d are connected with the upper end of the hanger c bybraces c, this connection being made by means of a rotatable disk e?, connected with the hanger c, and the head c2 is also rotatable on the hanger c. Mounted on and movable on the I radial arms (l are supplemental arms f. and the supplemental arms f form the supports for the clothes and other articles to be dried. I also connect with the outer end of the part b2 l of thearm I) a rod or bar g, this connection being a loose one, as slionn at g2, and in practice the outer part b2 of the arm t may be swung outwardly, as shown in Fig. 2, and drawn inwardly, as shown in full lines in Fig. l and dotted lines in Fig. 2, by means of the rod or bar g, the free end of said rod or bar g being extended into the window when the parts are in the position 'shown in full lines in Fig. l and dotted lines in Fig. 2, and when the parts are in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2 any suit able support or attachment g3 may be provided for the rod or bar g which will hold said parts in said position.

In order to form a strong support for the arm b, I connect with the outer end portion of the main part of said arm cords or stayrods 71,. which are also connected with attachinents h2, secured to the wall of the building above the window, and in order to support the outer part b2 of said arm in its l different positions and to prevent it being wrenched or broken at the connection b3 (Z are preferably composed of strong wire'- depending inner .end .p

is passed through a keeper i2, connected with the wall of the building and provided with weights 3. When the outer end portion b2 of f the arm l is swung outwardly, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. l and shown in full lines in Fig. 2, the Weights t3 are raised; but when said part of said arm is swung inwardly they ro descend and hold the cord i taut under all circumstances, and this forms a safe support for the part b2 ofthe arm b.

In practice when it is desired to hang the clothes or other articles to be dried on their i 5 supports the hanger c is swung into the position shown in full lines in Fig. l and dotted lines in Fig. 2 in which position the arms d at one side of the hanger cextend to the windowframe. The supplemental arms f are then zc drawn successively inside of the window, as shown in Fig. 1, and a suitable rod, cord, or other support y' is connected with the inner ends of said arms so as to hold them in a horizontal position. The clothes or other arz 5 ticles to be dried are then hung on said arms, after which they are slid back onto the arms d, and in this operation the head c2 and disk e2 turn on the hanger c, together with the arms d and supplemental arms f. The outer ends 3o of the arms f are provided with hooks f2, adapted to engage the arms d, and the inner ends thereof are pro vid ed with eyesf, thro ugh which the arms d pass, and in drawing the arms f outwardly or into the room the hooks 3 5 f2 are detached from the arms d and the support y' is connected therewith, and when the clothes or other articles are hung on the arms f the support j is detached and the said arms f move outwardly and the hooks f2 connect With the arms d. After the arms f have all been provided with clothes or other articles to be dried the part b2 of the arm b is swung back or out into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 and full lines in Fig. 24, and the rod or bar g is connected with the windowframe at g3. After the clothes or other articles are dried the hanger c is again swung into the position shown in full lines in Fig. 1 and the clothes or other articles removed from the armsf, in which operation said arms f are drawn into the room or compartment, as shown in said figure.

My improvement forms a simple,and effective apparatus for the purpose specified, and 5 5 changes therein and modifications thereof may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letl6o l. A device of the class described, comprising a main arm adapted to be secured to the wall of a building or to a window-frame and provided at its outer end with a hinged member adapted to swing in a horizontal plane, a hanger suspended from the hinged member, radially-arranged arms connected with said hanger and rotatable thereon, and

supplemental arms connected with the ra- 7o the wall of a building or to a window-frame and provided at its outer end with a hinged member adapted to swing in a horizontal plane, a hanger suspended from the hinged member, radially-arranged arms connected with said hanger and rotatable thereon, and 8o supplemental arms connected With the radially-arranged arms and slidable thereon, said main arm and the hinged member thereof being provided with end supports, substantially as shown and described. 8 5

3. An apparatus of the class described, comprising an arm or bar adapted to be secured to a window-frame or the Wall adjacent thereto, said arm or bar being provided with a hinged supplemental member adapted to 9o swing in a horizontal plane, a hanger connected with the hinged member, radially-arranged arms connected with said hanger and rotatable thereon, supplemental arms slidably mounted on the radially-arranged arms,

and means for swinging the hinged supplemental member of the main arm or bar horizontally, substantially as shown and described.

4. An apparatus of the class described, ICO.

comprising an arm adapted to be secured to a window-frame or adjacent thereto and provided with an end member adapted to swing in a horizontal plane, a hanger connected with said member, radially-arranged arms IOS connected with said hanger and provided with longitudinally-movable members, means for supporting the outer end of said arm, and means whereby the hanger may be swung inwardly toward the window. l 10 In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 21st day of February, 1906. l

JAMES CURRY. Witnesses F. A. STEWART,

C. E. MULREANY. 

